"We still didn't discuss the donations and all that went with them; we still found the whole area awkward enough." (pg. 84)
This quote is an example of an anaphora. Anaphoras are mostly used to reinforce an idea by repeating a couple words in a row. This example just explains why they didn't talk about the donations.
"Your lives are set out for you. You'll become adults, then before you're old, before you're even middle-aged, you'll start to donate your vital organs. That's what each of you was created to do. You're not like the actors you watch on your videos, you're not even like me. You were brought into this world for a purpose, and your futures, all of them, have been decided." (pg. 81)
I think this is a really important quote in the book. It finally reveals what is different about these students and what their purpose is. Each of them is an organ donor for when someone needs an organ that is vital to body functions. I personally think this is morally very wrong. People should not be created for this purpose. This idea is degrading to humanity. Recently, I have heard that people, in the future, might clone themselves or their pets for extra body parts in case their own aren't functioning. Although I can see the benefit in this, I still believe that this degrades our personal morals of humanity as a whole.
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